All together, 187 “numbers,” mostly for players, have been retired by major league baseball clubs.

In 1997, on the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s rookie season, MLB retired his No. 42 for every team.

The New York Yankees have the most retired numbers – a flat out 16 players and managers. The Giants franchise (including the New York years), in second, has retired 11 player and manager numbers – but also two broadcasters’.

In parentheses beside each team below is the number of retired players and managers. In some cases, as with the Giants above, a broadcaster, executive, owner, proponent, coach or even the fans have had their “numbers” retired. In those cases, the first number is the number of retired player and manager numbers, followed by the whole total for the team.